"How long have you been at this 'hop' trick ?" "Never before to-day," replied Midshipman Pennington quickly.
"Pen, will you tell me that on your honor ?" asked Dave gravely.
The other midshipman flared up.
"Why must I give you my word of honor ?" he demanded defiantly.

"Isn't my plain word good enough ?" "Your word of honor that you had never smoked opium before to-day would help to ease my mind a whole lot," replied Darrin.

"Come, unburden yourself, won't you, Pen ?" "I'll tell you, Darry, just how it happened.

To-day _was_ the first time, on my word of honor, I came out into Annapolis with a raging toothache.

Now, you know how a fellow gets to hate to go before the medical officers of the Academy with a tale about his teeth." "Yes, I do," nodded Darrin.